items tagged with Rural communications
NZ Gov't promises 100Mbps FTTP to 93 percent of rural schools
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-09 22:09:22
New Zealand's communications and IT minister, Steven Joyce, has spelt out the government's rural broadband targets, promising that an estimated $NZ300m will be spent over six years to give 93 percent of rural schools fibre delivering at least 100Mbps and the remaining seven percent getting at least 10Mbps. More than 80 percent of rural households will get at least 5Mbps and the remainder at least 1Mbps.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-09 22:09:22
New Zealand's communications and IT minister, Steven Joyce, has spelt out the government's rural broadband targets, promising that an estimated $NZ300m will be spent over six years to give 93 percent of rural schools fibre delivering at least 100Mbps and the remaining seven percent getting at least 10Mbps. More than 80 percent of rural households will get at least 5Mbps and the remainder at least 1Mbps.
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Conroy offers $54m to fund regional and rural broadband projects
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-19 22:57:17
Communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy, has called for proposals to receive funding under the $60 million ($53.6m net) Digital Regions Initiative set up to fund projects that will deliver high-quality digital applications for education, health and emergency services over the National Broadband Network.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-19 22:57:17
Communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy, has called for proposals to receive funding under the $60 million ($53.6m net) Digital Regions Initiative set up to fund projects that will deliver high-quality digital applications for education, health and emergency services over the National Broadband Network.
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Government's satellite phone subsidy gets more generous
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-04 02:02:03
The Australian Government has upgraded its satellite phone subsidy paid to certain users who live and work outside mobile coverage areas.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-04 02:02:03
The Australian Government has upgraded its satellite phone subsidy paid to certain users who live and work outside mobile coverage areas.
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Digital Regions initiative: from $46m to $60m and now $53.4m
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-06-15 00:11:18
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has issued draft guidelines for the Government's "$60 million" Digital Regions Initiative, and they indicate funding will be only $53.4m. A spokesman for the minister said that $6.6m had been set aside to cover administration and running costs for the four years of the programme.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-06-15 00:11:18
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has issued draft guidelines for the Government's "$60 million" Digital Regions Initiative, and they indicate funding will be only $53.4m. A spokesman for the minister said that $6.6m had been set aside to cover administration and running costs for the four years of the programme.
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Digital Regional Initiative funding raised to $60m
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-05-12 06:51:30
The Federal Budget has allocated an additional $14m over four years to the $46m Digital Regions Initiative announced in March as response to recommendations in the Glasson review.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-05-12 06:51:30
The Federal Budget has allocated an additional $14m over four years to the $46m Digital Regions Initiative announced in March as response to recommendations in the Glasson review.
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Government makes $60m response to Glasson
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-05 14:50:34
The minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy, senator Stephen Conroy, has tabled the government's response to the Glasson enquiry into regional telecommunications and committed an initial $60m to series of initiatives, as recommended by Glasson.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-03-05 14:50:34
The minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy, senator Stephen Conroy, has tabled the government's response to the Glasson enquiry into regional telecommunications and committed an initial $60m to series of initiatives, as recommended by Glasson.
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$60 million to boost communications in the bush
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-03-04 23:58:26
The federal government has announced $60 million will be spent on regional, rural and remote telecommunications projects.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-03-04 23:58:26
The federal government has announced $60 million will be spent on regional, rural and remote telecommunications projects.
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Telstra's rural presence plan: it's all about futureproofing
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-01-12 02:50:57
Telstra has been railing against the 'unnecessary' burden of being required to produce and follow a regional and rural presence plan, but there were good reasons for its imposition and no evidence yet that those reasons are not still valid.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-01-12 02:50:57
Telstra has been railing against the 'unnecessary' burden of being required to produce and follow a regional and rural presence plan, but there were good reasons for its imposition and no evidence yet that those reasons are not still valid.
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Terria takes its message to Tamworth
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-11-20 05:06:52
Terria - the Optus led consortium bidding to build the National Broadband Network - held a community consultation in Tamworth to spell out its plans for the network and re-iterate its promise to prioritise installation in regional Australia.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-11-20 05:06:52
Terria - the Optus led consortium bidding to build the National Broadband Network - held a community consultation in Tamworth to spell out its plans for the network and re-iterate its promise to prioritise installation in regional Australia.
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Forget the review says Telstra; we can handle rural comms
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-10-15 02:38:58
Telstra has slammed the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review committee's 385 page report and its 50 recommendations based on more than 20 public hearings, several stakeholder briefings and over 220 submissions, saying that the future of rural telecommunications is safe in Telstra's hands, unfettered by regulation and government intervention.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-10-15 02:38:58
Telstra has slammed the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review committee's 385 page report and its 50 recommendations based on more than 20 public hearings, several stakeholder briefings and over 220 submissions, saying that the future of rural telecommunications is safe in Telstra's hands, unfettered by regulation and government intervention.
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Aust Gov't told to revamp rural communications policy
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-10-14 22:48:27
In its first report the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC) has recommended major changes to government policy to improve communications services in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-10-14 22:48:27
In its first report the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC) has recommended major changes to government policy to improve communications services in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia.
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Farmers call on Gov't to force Telstra to retain ISDN
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-31 04:04:47
The ACCC says it is obsolete, Telstra wants to kill it, the basic service delivers a mere 64kbps but NSW Farmers are demanding that Telstra keeps its ISDN service operating in rural Australia.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-31 04:04:47
The ACCC says it is obsolete, Telstra wants to kill it, the basic service delivers a mere 64kbps but NSW Farmers are demanding that Telstra keeps its ISDN service operating in rural Australia.
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